[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 29 (Thursday, February 14, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H2004]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               SUPPORT WHOLE MILK IN SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of 
my bill, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act. I recently introduced 
this legislation with chairman of the House Agriculture Committee 
Collin Peterson and Ranking Member Mike Conaway.
  This bill would allow for whole milk, both flavored and non-flavored, 
to be offered in our school cafeterias.
  Mr. Speaker, milk was once a staple in the diet of our students, but 
consumption in schools has dramatically decreased since the Healthy, 
Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 was implemented and basically demonized 
milk fat that we know today, based on science, is where all the 
nutrition, let alone the flavor, is.
  Milk is the number one source of nine essential nutrients in the diet 
of many young Americans. We can provide the foundation for a solid, 
healthy lunch in our schools that also tastes great and that children 
will want to drink and is good for them. When students don't consume 
milk, they are not getting nutrients, such as calcium, potassium, and 
vitamin D. This bill offers more varieties to give kids the option of 
consuming the milk they love.
  I encourage my colleagues to support the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids 
Act and put flavor back into school lunches.

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